Holder for flatirons



May 10,1949. 6 c, c s 2,469,866

HOLDER FOR ,FLATIRONS Filed April 9, 1948 FICA ' INVENTOR CARL A.CRUSELL 'ATTORNEKS Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEHOLDER FOR FLATIRONS Carl A. Crusell, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application April 9, 1948, Serial No. 19,961

3 Claims.

This invention relates to holders for flatirons.

It is an object of my invention to provide a novel and improved holderfor flatirons adapted to be attached to an ironing board and leave thetop surface thereof free and clear for the work to be laid out thereon.

It is another object to provide a holder for flatirons on which an ironmay be suspended from the handle thereof in outwardly spaced relation tothe edge of an ironing board and said holder being readily adjustable tovary the spaced relation between the edge of the ironing board and theiron suspended on said holder.

It is a further object to provide a flatiron holder adapted to beattached to an ironing board with a removable element extendingoutwardly therefrom and having a pair of spaced arms concavely depressedto form a handle receiving cradle into which the handle of an iron maybe readily placed to support said iron therefrom, said removable elementbeing longitudinally adjustable to vary the spaced relation between thesuspended iron and the edge of the ironing board, also being entirelyremovable to permit compact storage of the ironing board when not inuse.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fullyappear from the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to similarparts throughout the several views and in which;

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view showing my device mounted on the endof a conventional ironing board showing the iron supporting element inremoved position in dotted lines and in attached position in full lineswith an iron suspended therefrom being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a, top plan view of my improved flatiron holder with theelements thereof in separated position;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical central sectional view taken throughthe device shown in Fig. 1 in assembled position as mounted on aconventional ironing board; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially alongthe line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

As best shown in Fig. 2 I provide a channel shaped mounting bracket 5having the depending flanges 6 integrally formed therewith. A forwardend portion of the flanges 6 are flared outwardly so that the forwardend extremity thereof is disposed substantially horizontally and isaligned with the flat base portion of the bracket 5. The lower marginalportions of the depending flanges 6 are bent inwardly as best. shown inFig. 4 to form shank receiving longitudinal grooves 6a. At the top ofthese grooves 6a the flanges 6 are pressed inwardly to form alongitudinally disposed terminal ridge extending respectively parallelto said grooves 6a and forming a shank guiding ridge 6b.

An outstanding fiatiron support designated as an entirety 'by thenumeral 1 has an elongated straight shank portion 8 at the rear thereof.This shank portion is adapted to be slidably received in the grooves 6awith the upper edge portions thereof respectively riding along theridges 6b to provide a firm and positive longitudinally sliding jointbetween the shank 8 and the depending flanges 6. The outer forwardportion of support member 7 is substantially U-shaped and has a pair ofspaced parallel sup-port arms 9 which are transversely depressed as bestshown in Figs. 2 and 3 to form concave cradles open at the centeradapted to receive the handle of a flatiron such as the iron l0illustrated in Fig. 1.

The following is a description of the operation of my improved holderfor flatirons. The bracket ii is initially mounted on the marginal edgeportion of the under side of a conventional ironing board such as theone illustrated in Fig. 1 and may be mounted at the rear end of saidboard as is shown in Fig. 1. Any suitable means for securely attachingthe bracket 5 to the ironing board may be provided and. I have foundthat suitable screws such as the screws ii shown in Fig. 4 throughsuitable apertures 12 in the base of the bracket 5 is a satisfactorymethod which will prevent any displacement of the bracket. The shank 8of the supporting member 1 is slidably mounted in the grooves ta and isguided into said grooves by the flared forward ends of the flanges t.The supporting member 1 extends outwardly beyond the edge of the ironingboard top and the position of the arms 9 relative to the edge of theboard may be adjusted by shifting the shank 8 in the grooves 8a. Asuitable clamping means is provided such as the bolt l3 which extendstransversely across the bracket 5 and has a wing nut it threadablymounted at the far end thereof to clamp the flanges 6 together andsecurely lock the shank 8 in the selected adjusted position. This leavesthe entire top surface of the ironing board clear to permit the work tobe laid out thereon and the iron is conveniently supported at the endthereof with the handle seated in the concave cradle formed by the twoarms 9. The open space between the two arms 9 permits easy access to thehandle Without danger of burning the operators hands and makes it asimple matter to pick up the iron or to place it in the cradle. When theironing is completed the support member 1 can be removed entirely fromthe bracket 5 and permit the ironing board to be stood vertically on therear end thereof and compactly stored in a closet or the like. Theridges 61) provide an extremely rigid connection between the shank 8 andthe bracket 5 and permit the iron ID to be rigidly supported in thecradle of the arms 9.

It will be seen that I have provided a novel and improved highlyefiicient holder for fiatirons and the like which leaves the entireironing board surface clear for spreading out Work thereon while at thesame time providing a support for the iron which will hold it inaconvement position for easy access, By suspending the iron from theholder thereof the bracket itself will be kept cool and the danger ofburning the operator or anyone nearby thereon is minimized. The spacedarms 9 provide a suitable cradle which is open at the-centertofacilitate picking the iron up without being burned thereby as well aseasily placing the iron inthe cradle. The adjustment of the supportingmember I permits the iron to be placed at the most convenient locationand the removal of theamember I permits the ironing board to beconveniently and compactly stored when not in use.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in.the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdepartingfrom the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

l. A holder for flatirons and the like comprising a mounting bracketadapted to be attached to an ironing board, a pair of spaced parallelguides fixed to said bracket, an elongated shank adapted to be removablyreceived in saidguides for longitudinal shiftable relationthereto,.meansfor clamping said guides against. saidshank to hold said shank inadjusted extended position,

and a handle receiving cradle fixed at the outer end of said shank forreceiving the handle of a.

flatiron therein and supporting said iron therefrom.

2. A holder for flatirons and the like comprising a mounting bracketadapted to be attached to the marginal edge portion of the under side ofan ironing board and including a, pair of spaced depending flangesdisposed transversely of said edge portion, the lower portion of saidflanges having a pair of inwardly opposed grooves respectively formedtherein, an elongated rigid shank adapted to be slidably received insaid grooves to permit longitudinal shifting thereof, a pair ofoutwardly extending laterally spaced concavely depressed arms fixed tothe outer end of said shank to form a handle receiving cradle with anopen central portion to facilitate access to a fiatiron handle to beplaced therein.

3. A holder for flatirons and the like comprising a mounting brackethaving a channel cross sectional shape and adapted to be attached to themarginal edge portion of the under side of an ironing board with theouter ends of the depending flanges thereof being flared outwardly andterminating adjacent the edge of said ironing board, the lower portionof said flanges having a pair of opposed groovesiormed therein, anelongated rigid shank adapted to be slidably received in said groovesand guided therein by said flared flange portions to permit easyinsertion thereof, clamping means for holding said shank inlongitudinally adjusted position, a substantially U-shaped outwardlyextending handle receiving cradle fixed to the outer end of said shankto receive the handle of a flatiron therein and suspend said irontherefrom.

CARL A. CRUSELL.-

REFERENCES CKTED The following references are of recordin the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 16,957 Killman May 8, 19281,073,483 Frost Sept. 16, 1913

